"Bastard thing, what do you mean by that?!" As soon as Honda Masanobu's words fell, the originally silent hall suddenly became a mess, and the important minister of the Uesugi family and the lord of Fukushima Castle, Honjo Shigencho, looked at each other angrily, and almost roared to Honda and his son: "What are the intentions of the two of you, dare to curse the family like this, don't you want to live?!" ”

"Hugh is rude." Uesugi Keikatsu glared at Honjo Shigeranga fiercely and motioned for him to stop, while Naoe Kanesuke said with a smile: "Sado Mamoru has something to say, there is no need to be alarmist. ”

"Mamoru Yamashiro really thinks so? It seems that you don't know much about the current situation. "Honda Masanobu saw that Naoe Kanesuke was not bluffed by himself, and he was a little relieved to be disappointed, after all, as the first minister of the Uesugi family, if he was intimidated by such a sentence, then what qualifications did he have to form an alliance with the Tokugawa family?

"I want to hear about it." The straight river is still as plain as water.

"The reason why the foreign minister came was because he met Shimizu Daizo Yoshikiyo who was preparing to go to Rakuro in Musashi." Honda Masanobu Shimizu Yoshikiyoshi is the third son of Yoshimitsu Mogami.,Because it was passed on to the Shimizu family of the same door.,So renamed Shimizu Yoshikiyo.,At first, Shimizu was stranded in Osaka as a hostage.,The relationship with the Toyotomi family is relatively harmonious.,And just after the death of Toyotomi Hideyoshi,He returned to Dewa.,

As soon as he heard that Shimizu Yoshikiyoshi Kamiraku, Naoe Kanesu was a little nervous, and of course, this nervousness could only be seen by Honda Masanobu and Uesugi Keikatsu.

"If I'm not mistaken, Shimizu Daizo just returned to Yamagata Castle at the beginning of this year, and he had a conversation with Zaisa when he was passing through Yonezawa, so I don't know what is the matter with Kamiraka this time?" Naoe asked calmly.

Seeing that the other party was already a little anxious, Honda Masatin secretly rejoiced: "I heard that I want to appeal to the right government in Osaka to protest against the Uesugi family's forcible occupation of the Mogami territory, which is also the reason why I came here." ”

"What an old fox!" Naoe gritted his teeth: "Just for a mountain road, I fought against my family everywhere, and the military road of more than 20 miles has not been repaired for nearly a year." That's it, he actually sent his son to Osaka to complain, Mogami Yoshimitsu, an old fox, is really a sinister guy! ”

"My lord has heard about the military affairs of the Korean army, and when he learned that Qing Shui Dazang Shangluo was not doing well, he sent him to inform the Yellow Gate and the mountain city guard." Honda said respectfully, looking at the lobbyist at all.

"Thank you for your concern." Uesugi Keikatsu said coldly: "Since the inner government knows the ins and outs of this matter, it should administer justice for the family at the joint meeting of the five elders and the five commissioners, what is the meaning of sending you here?" ”

"Justice?" Honda Masanobu sneered. sighed: "Have you heard about the Ukita commotion some time ago?" ”

"Such a big thing, even if you are in the Northeast, you must know, after all, Prime Minister Bizen is also one of the five elders, and I am very sorry for this result." Although Uesugi Keikatsu said this, there was no sympathetic expression on his face.

"When the elders of the family raised a group of soldiers, my lord insisted on valuing peace while preventing the expansion of the war among the veterans. At the joint meeting, he urged the two sides to sit down and negotiate and oppose the elders sending troops to counter violence with violence. But as a result, Youfu actually bypassed the elder and the commission, and summoned the four-way army to attack Beiqian in the name of the young master. Although it took only four days to end the battle, the losses caused by the wanton suppression of the military commanders were enormous, and Prime Minister Bizen did not say. However, it is rumored that the Uki family suffered heavy losses in this commotion, and more than 40 retainers of more than 1,000 stone were executed, and even more retainers who fled from Bizen were executed. As a result, the Uki family lost nearly half of their mobilization power. Knowing this, do you still think that the family can administer justice for the Uesugi family? As he spoke, Honda Masanobu observed the expressions of Uesugi Keikatsu and Naoe Kanesuke, and saw that the two of them looked grim and silent, as if they were in endless contemplation.

"If my lord can administer justice for His Highness, why should he send a foreign minister?" Honda Masanobu continued, "Forgive me for taking the liberty of being presumptuous, although you are one of the five elders, can you talk about strength comparable to my lord, now that the joint meeting is an empty shell, my lord can't help the right house, how can you not give in to him?" ”

"Yield? Hmph, apart from Taiko, have I ever bowed to others in Uesugi Keikatsu? Your Excellency is also underestimating the Uesugi family, besides, how can you be sure that the Right Mansion will be willing to risk the risk of people who conflict with the family to protect the Mogami family? Uesugi Keikatsu was still on guard at this time, always on guard against falling into the trap of Honda Masanobu.

"Heh, at this time, does Your Highness still plan to deceive yourself? Your latest actions have been suspicious. Preparing roads, hoarding grain and grass, buying weapons, gathering ronins, forming an iron artillery team, rebuilding Black Mountain Castle, expanding Wakamatsu Castle, and deliberately building Shenzhi Castle in the northwest of Wakamatsu are not only the attention of my family, but also the daimyo around your territory. Your Royal Highness the Yellow Gate, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, it is easy to eliminate the Supreme Family with your strength, but what about the Right Mansion behind the Supreme Family, will he watch you do whatever he wants? Some time ago, the government stopped mediation, and you actually raised troops to build roads again, didn't this behavior of completely ignoring the 'Northeast Trouble Order' just give the right government an excuse? Besides, to tell you the truth, you are already at a loss for building roads in other people's territory, and now you are brazenly raising troops, I'm afraid you can't justify it, right? His Royal Highness said that the Right House will not conflict with you for the sake of the Mogami family, but this is just self-deception, you also understand, the Right House is looking for an opportunity to weaken the big names of those of us who are sitting on one side, the Uki family is an example, even if there is no Korean military road, he will still let the Mogami family continue to find fault, until you can't bear to make a big move, he will have the opportunity to justifiably send troops to attack Aizu, therefore, instead of being frightened, it is better to prepare for battle, gamble on the Uesugi family's family business to fight to the death, maybe there will be a chance... Huangmen Palace, the foreign minister's speculation is correct, right? ”

In the face of Honda Masanobu's clear and eloquent talk, Uesugi Keikatsu and Naoe Kanesui were greatly surprised: "Worthy of being the right-hand man of the inner house, Sado Mamoru can estimate the affairs of his family to the best of the best, admire!" Yes, the family is really worried that the right house is biased in favor of the most upright family, and take the opportunity to weaken the family and prepare early, but under the same also knows that it is difficult to compete with the right house with the strength of the family alone, and this time the rectification of armaments does not want to fight to the death with the right house, but expresses the determination to make the right house dare not act rashly, but there is such a big turmoil in Kinai, the Maeda family and the Uki family have been weakened one after another, and the right house is already powerful, and how long can I struggle with a million stones alone? ”

"Lord, according to the minister, it is better to show goodwill to the right mansion as soon as possible, so as not to be a sword soldier." Naoe Kanesu's heart also retreated at this time, although he was disappointed in Ishida Mitsunari, but the two still maintained some contact, and learned from Ishida that Hidebo's power was unparalleled in, but it was not as arrogant as Honda Masatin said, and he was still very respectful to Toyotomi Hideyori and Yodohime, so if he took the initiative to show goodwill, maybe there would not be any too severe punishment.

The reason why Honda Masanobu said that Hideho was so strong was to make Uesugi Keikatsu understand that he couldn't do it with his Uesugi family alone, and he had to have the assistance of strong allies to withstand the pressure of Hideho, and Naoe Kane's continued sue for peace, which Honda Masanobu could not allow, in order for the Uesugi family to not only obey the Tokugawa family's arrangement, but also to explode with complete combat effectiveness, it was necessary to cut off his retreat, and then, Honda Masanobu did this. (To be continued.)